1 Samuel 7:2 - King James Bible with Strong Numbers

H3117 And it came to pass, while H727 the ark H3427 abode [H8800]   H7157 in Kirjathjearim H3117 , that the time H7235 was long [H8799]   H6242 ; for it was twenty H8141 years H1004 : and all the house H3478 of Israel H5091 lamented [H8735]   H310 after H3068 the LORD.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.

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Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And the ark remained in Kiriath-jearim a very long time [nearly 100 years, through Samuel's entire judgeship, Saul's reign, and well into David's, when it was brought to Jerusalem]. For it was twenty years before all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord. [I Chron. 13:5-7.]

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it came to pass, from the day that the ark abode in Kiriath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after Jehovah.

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Common English Bible

Now a long time passed—a total of twenty years—after the chest came to stay in Kiriath-jearim, and the whole house of Israel yearned for the LORD.

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Catholic Public Domain Version

And it happened that, from that day, the ark of the Lord remained in Kiriath-jearim. And the days were multiplied (for it was now the twentieth year) and all the house of Israel rested, following the Lord.

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